A baptismal name for a girl
Paraskeva
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Paraskeva
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Venerable Paraskeva of the BalkansOctober 14Ascetic of the eleventh century born at Epivates near Constantinople, whose relics rest in Iași.
Fool-for-Christ Paraskeva of DiveevoSeptember 22Fool for Christ and wanderer, famed around 1900, who met Tsar Nicholas II; died in 1915.- Venerable Paraskeva of ToplovkaJune 28Born Olga Rodimtseva in 1849, she entered the Strastnoy Convent in Moscow and later became abbess at Topla; she died in 1928.
- Righteous Paraskeva of PirinemJune 23Saint venerated locally in the Pinega region, whose relics were found in 1610 in the village of Pirinem; very little is known of her life.
- Martyr ParaskevaJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Great Martyr ParaskevaFebruary 26A martyr of the company of Saint Photini the Samaritan woman, commemorated with her.
- Martyr Paraskeva FedorovaNovember 28Christian woman martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Paraskeva KochnevaMarch 26Christian woman martyred for the faith of Christ in 1939, during the Soviet persecution.
- Venerable Martyr Paraskeva MakarovaFebruary 22Nun martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
- Confessor Paraskeva MatieshinaNovember 22Confessor, who suffered for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Paraskeva of RomeMarch 20Christian woman of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Paraskeva of RzhevVenerable nun of Rzhev, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
Questions
The name day of Paraskeva is October 14, the feast of Venerable Paraskeva of the Balkans. It is also kept on September 22, June 28, June 23, June 11, February 26, November 28, March 26, February 22.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Paraskeva, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Paraskeva is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Paraskeva of the Balkans as patron.